New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-08
THE TITANIA WON BY An ACCIDENT.
HER RIVAL, THE SHAMROCK, LOST HER ToPMAsr-

ANOTHER RACE SOON.
G. Oliver Iselins steel yacht T1tania her race
yesterday against tho Shamrock solely because the
4atter had her topmast carried away and the main
mast sprung at a time when there little chance for
tho Ttania win. The yachts left their anchorage
Bay Ridge shortly after a. m. and were towed
down TO tho starting point by the tugboat Luckcn-
bach Never have the prospects for good race been
better than they early in the morning stlh
twenty milo wind blew from the southwest, and al
though tho pretty high 1t was not enough to
ninder the yachts much in their course.
The preparatory signal on the Luclenbaeh bicw
at 10 so, and during the Intervening ten minutes al
lowed for tho yachts to for position they
Skinned about tho harbor and edged close up to tho
imaginary line between the tugboat and tho SANDY
Hook Hghtship Ono Of the preticst starts that has
ever been witnessed was made Mr.. Maxwell at the
helm OF the Shamrock swung his boat around 10 inc
Nindward of tho Tanla and crossed her bows In the
direction of tho starting limo close that the po"
spirit Of tho black sloop nearly pierced tho Irish
Ayers mainsan. Rut tho Shamrock was a minute
too soon In making this man puvrc and had to take
another tack to prevent crossing the line before 'he
inal whistle sounded. This gave tho Titania
momentary advantage and Captain odcll, who sailed
tho steel boat at all slow in taking 1t. Inc
Yachts crossed tho line as follows:
shamreck .,....... II IS II.
Tho Shamrock was slow in getting into tho vino
again and when she got under Roadway on the nteen
miles race to tho windwaId the Tania was quarter
Of mile in the lead Tho yachts carried malhsanS'
fore staysails, tlb and working topsas. Iho Shan-
rock In that kind Of weather by far the bettcr
boat Although q half a milo to tho leeward OF inc
steel sloop when she crossed tho line, few minutes
only elapsed when she had resancd the iost groun'
and was gradually working to windwari Tho w hl.e
sloop's club topsa unfurled at IL :l5, ana try
seconds later that Mr. Isclins yacht was IN Piaoc.
Tho Shamrock had been forging ahead so rapuly ,as
the Titana was nearly three quarters OF mo astc,h
when the Pride Of Bay Ridge swung on the port Tan
rbs was at IL :O5, and two minutes laier ncr YOU
petitor did likewise Tho position OF the white sioop
was by this time so much improved that she "as ~
most certain to tho turning stake Win WA ma
wttbout accident, would havo been winning 10,
At this juncturo there was SUDDEN III rry
her crew and an instant later the topmast feii
ING with II tho club topsail sailors huIflou a"is
and tho working topsail was held IN p2su1, tho
considerable time. Wih this great ulsan'an,a Wy,
shamrock held tho lead for time, but me s'sci
boat slowly drew up 10 hor and passed her. Al u
the shamrock BEADED for Sandy Hook, however, SIC
Ing that 10 was impossible TO win tho race asan'
such heavy odds Besides tho topmast beins ,
away, tho manmast was sprung anu uo'c.' ,non
Cas taken I'm the mansan TO lessen tho Nran uPoss
tho weakened mast The Ttenia coatlnueu arvu h,
Tho course and consequently won tho cup, pu' '""'
doesn't prove that sho Is tho better boot
Another raco will undoubtedly be salled s,"r w
afer tho Ncw-York Yacht Club regatta, anu 'iIo
stakes will be doubled. Al the time when ibo .op,
,nsst tcll a steady ff eenmllo wind was oo"lhR aHi
Z &c a mystery to those who watched inc race VIZ
hccn tricky work done the part OF some one NM
"a hot on tho Tftana at tho odds when .hs pny
rid 90 enthusiasts offered Many thousands Oh uo'ia'
changed hands on the result